The 2012 CYSTEM SPRING Raffle was a BIG Hit...!

Thanks to all the kind generous people who donated to our Spring Raffle, The CYSTEM was able to raise more than $3,000! Very good job by our Student Athletes and their families. Also a very BIG THANKS to Our Own Jenn, Angela & Nadja for your hard Work! Congrats to our three raffle winners, enjoy your prizes!

CYSTEM MMA Program Out with a Bow:

As you may already know, The CYSTEMs MMA & Basketball Program will resume January 7th at The Moore Youth Center. Returning MMA coaches Joseph, Jordan, Josh & Chris will be joined by their fellow REDLINE coach, Paul for our next 8 week session. In this most recent session we introduced the Mixed Martial Arts program to our Student Athletes. We wanted to gauge their interest in fight sports, as a few of them have expressed interest over the past few years. The results came in far better than we could've ever imagined. The boys really took a liking to the instructors as well as the workouts. The CYSTEM & REDLINE Fight Sports relationship is proven to be a good one for the youth in our community. We will be turning it up a notch this winter, so SA's be ready!

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As you may already know, The CYSTEMs MMA & Basketball Program will resume January 7th at The Moore Youth Center. Returning MMA coaches Joseph, Jordan, Josh & Chris will be joined by their fellow REDLINE coach, Paul for our next 8 week session. In this most recent session we introduced the Mixed Martial Arts program to our Student Athletes. We wanted to gauge their interest in fight sports, as a few of them have expressed interest over the past few years. The results came in far better than we could've ever imagined. The boys really took a liking to the instructors as well as the workouts. The CYSTEM & REDLINE Fight Sports relationship is proven to be a good one for the youth in our community. We will be turning it up a notch this winter, so SA's be ready!

Play Nice Boys...

The interception came with the Pats on top, 34-27, and driving for seemingly at least a put-away field goal. But Brady’s pass intended for Tiquan Underwood in the back of the end zone was picked off with 6:37 to go. As the Redskins began a drive from their 20, a march that reached the Pats’ five-yard line before Jerod Mayo’s interception with 29 seconds remaining sealed New England’s win, O’Brien and Brady began jawing at each other, O’Brien at one point ripping off his earphones to trade heated barks with Brady. Underwood also was asked about the incident. “It happens. It’s just part of the game. We’re all passionate about our jobs and what we do. It’s very intense, especially on game day,” said Underwood. Brady appeared to be yelling at Underwood after the interception, seemingly upset that Underwood had not made a play on the pass that Washington’s Josh Wilson picked off. “Me and Tom spoke afterward,” said Underwood. “He explained what I have to do the next time in that situation. I’ve got to run a better route and catch the ball. If I can’t catch the ball, I have to bat it down.”

Lunch Time Trivia Tight Race

LTT is entering the final round for the month, last Saturday was not the best performance by our SA's. So it remains a tight race between Zyair Bolling, Marek Benster and Antonio Downing. This week's LTT categories are Boxing & Bruce Lee, so do your research SA's.

In the news

If you've been following NFL football you must know what happened in the Green Bay Packers game versus the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving Day. Lions Defensive star Ndamukong Suh was ejected and suspended for two games by the NFL. This was not his first offense but Suh has apologized since, tell us what you think... Is two games too much, just right or not enough? Tell the CYSTEM what you think at answers@thecystem.com

Reaching Out

The CYSTEM also has players on the Everett Eagles C team they to are on their way to the playoffs as well as Isaiah Likely's Malden Cyclones and Javier's Dorchester Eagles! Way to go boys! (photo on left Keonte Bostick)

Weekly Honors

Reese Stevenson earned the Sportsmanship award, as a new comer Reese displays an awesome attitude and great work ethic. Shane Robertson was the winner of the Rising Star award in week 5 and now has worked his way to earning the MVP award. Keeping up is not what drives Shane, his focus is to do better and it shows. Sean Corcoran Student of the Game, this is not surprising Sean is a very bright B+ student in advanced classes at school. He also plays multiple positions in both football and baseball. Seanie is truly a student of the game. Alvaro "Manny" Sanders was this weeks Rising Star, Manny has a great personality and is starting to come to form as a true student athlete. He showed a lot of promise and I'm sure he can deliver. This was another unbelievable week at The CYSTEM, keep up the good work guys!

NBA Basketball is Back

Kevin Garnett has been a vital piece of the Boston Celtics organization since joining from the Minnesota Timberwolves all those years ago. His passion and competitive spirit was crucial as the team reached multiple NBA finals over the past few years. However Garnett's passion and competitive spirit no longer eclipses his cumbersome and frail performances. Garnett really struggled with the pace of the professional game last year, this isn't a surprise considering his recent injury problems. (read more)

Prodigy Joins The CYSTEM

Coach/Director Maurice Taylor has joined the CYSTEM staff, Coach Taylor will bring a higher level of instruction to the CYSTEM Basketball program, we are happy to have Coach Taylor and the PRODIGY staff working with us!

Cambridge Warriors Roll

Cambridge Pop Warner is quickly becoming a division 2 football power house. With 3 teams earning their way into the playoffs CPW has a lot to be proud of. Last year their D & C teams were crowned Eastern Mass Champions!

Unlikely Hero

Isaiah Likely has taken his talents to Malden to play for the Cyclones. He has been a big addition to the Maldens C-Team on both Offense and defense. Just another example of CYSTEM SA's putting in work!

Student Athlete of the Month

SA of the month honors went to Marek Benster. Marek and his younger brother Ethan both were far ahead of the rest of the movement. These boys are not just really good athletes and students but they pick up on the things some others may miss, and sometimes these are the details that determine the end result. Keep up the good work guys!

LT Trivia; You Gotta Be There

Jason Trinidad walked away with $25 gift card to EB Lens. With the second highest score Jason was surprised that he had won, unaware that the rules state that a Student Athlete must be in attendance to receive the prize! Jzai Wilson Mason was the point total leader, keep up the good work guys!

Students of the Game

Coach Jermaine McKenzie work with groups of SAs in the classroom. Later remarking " they soaked in a lot"! Classroom exercises and discussions are important components of The CYSTEM. We are privileged to have such an intelligent student body, keep up the good work guys!

Fenway Challenge

Harold Beckford dominated the push up challenge putting on a performance in front of Redsox Nation onlookers. While Zyair Bolling took charge of the wall squat contest.

Football Camp Comes To Cambridge

In a recent interview Patriots Head Coach Bill Belichick used words like; "Leader", "Committed", and "Confident" when describing safety James Sanders. Ironically these are the same qualities that All American Sports Camps looks for when approaching a player to host a camp. Born in Porterville California, James played football at Monache High School where he was selected as a team captain and named MVP. Sanders later attended Fresno State University, where he was a first-team freshman All-American selection by the Football Writers Assoc. of America & an All-WAC honorable mention. He finished his college career with 238 tackles, seven interceptions, seven sacks, two forced fumbles, & three blocked kicks on special teams.

Way to Get Up

Fun-de-Mentals- was the name of the game. Free throw shoots, Boxing out, Setting screens, Ball handling and Passing. Coack Kenn Jones work with a group of ballers including Isaiah Jacques Louis who was very Impressive as was Harold Beckford (pictured to the right). We'll see them at the CYSTEM's NETwORX 3on3 Basketball Tournement, keep up the good work guys!

A Look Ahead

AiR-iT-oUt!The CYSTEM will be hosting the second annual AiR-iT-oUt Football Passing League this summer. This is a great for young football players to improve their understanding of the passing, receiving and pass defensive aspects of the game. Last season Cambridge & Randolph battled it out and are both returning this season. Other invited clubs are; Malden, Chelsea, Hyde Park, Mission Hill, Medford and more.

Got Skillz!The CYSTEM is also partnering up with East Cambridge Little Baseball League and hosting the first annual "got skillz" baseball skills competition on Saturday June 11th at Donnelly Field. All four of Cambridge's Little Baseball League are invited. There will be a Homerun Derby, Base Running competition and much more! For more info click on the clubs and activities page.

Chillin' at Fenway Park

This Saturday some of the CYSTEM student athletes spent a chilly day at Fenway Park hosting the Redsox Community Home Stand for the day. Although it was cold, The CYSTEM Ambassadors did a great job promoting the program. They greeted the Fenway Faithful and distributed brochures with information about the movement. They also Ate some food, had some laughs and watched the Boston Redsox defeat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-1. Giving Josh Becket the win! It was Beckets' second win of the season.

Winners Keep On..

The same can be said for one of the older CYSTEM members Tristan Jones, Tristan continues to do what it takes putting himself in The CYSTEM’S top performers group every week.Hearing Tristan cheer on and encourage his CYSTEM mates was amazing “he sounds like a coach” said a parent onlooker.Mr. Jones has a very bright future.

Big Start; LTT(lunch Time Trivia)

A few SA s started strong and aggressive in this weeks Lunch Time Trivia. Zack Shetterly, Jzai Masson & Micheal Hume set themselves apart from the field scoring 40, 30 & 30 points respectively. Answering most of their questions with their first response.

Monthly Rewards Winners!

This week The CYSTEM awarded their SA s of the month. Zyair Bolling was this months Lunch Time Trivia Champion, as well as the over all CYSTEM points leader and received a $25.00 gift card to Lids. Marek Benster was a close second and received a $25.00 gift card to Gamestop. These two outstanding student athletes both demonstrated what it means to be part of The CYSTEM.The (Hard Worker) of the month was Tristan Jones he along with Harold Beckford (Individual Challenge Champion), Micheal Hume (Sportsmanship Winner), Kevin Fleurimond (Rising Star) will be representing The CYSTEM at the Community Homestand inside Fenway Park on April 16th!

Limited Space

Season 3 of The C.Y.S.T.E.M. has a lot to offer, unfortunately space is not so abundant. There are less than 10 openings left for this session of the season. With new advertisements on the way, we are sure to be at capacity by or before next week April 9th 2011.

Young Guns Shine!

The youngest SAs at The C.Y.S.T.E.M. put on a show during their workout and set the bar pretty high for the rest of the movement. Led by 9 years old Xavier Jacques Louis, He took home the MVP for this week. X is really starting to develop, not only as a good SA but his leadership is becoming contagious to the rest of the group.Also in that group Phillip Wilkins who displayed great character and walked away with the (Sportsmanship Award of Week)! Also in that bunch Xavier Jacques Louis took the MVP for this week. X is really starting to develop, not only as a good SA but his leadership is becoming contagious to the rest of the group.

Check Out Trae!

Student Athletes continued to work on their overall conditioning with station drills.Coach Antonio “Pop Eye” spoke with the 12 & ups and then started to work on some speed drills before the day ended.While the 10-11’s did some work in the classroom with Coach Jermaine McKenzie, learning some exciting new sports terminology.Surprising himself more than anyone else, Traevon Mosley was this week’s (Student the Game). "He really soaked in the classroom exercises and also contributed a great deal" said Coach Jermaine.Trae is an unbelievable athlete, who has yet to realize his full potential.The more Traevon works on being part of every play all the time, the better he will perform.To put it short FOCUS is the key and he showed that this week!Not to be out done Shane Robertson was this weeks (Rising Star).Shane’s outgoing personality is infectious, so is his work ethic.If Shane continues to work hard he will improve his overall skill set and inspire his teammates.

Kindness Keeps us Growing!

This week CYSTEM SA s (student athletes) received their season T-Shirts and were ecstatic! Thanks to a donation made to The C.Y.S.T.E.M. by Mr Jeff Davis of Herb Chambers Mercedes in Somerville, this donation was facilitated by a very supportive CYSTEM mom Ms Deanne Fonvielle. Also the Benster family donated a pitching machine and other great multi-sport equipment. Justin & Angela's gift eliminated one of the items on the programs wish list, saved The CYSTEM more than $1,000..

Sports Media Candidate Chips In!

Every Saturday instead of laying in bed, playing video games or running to the mall, 7th grader Dylan Odell chooses to donate her time to a worthy cause. 12 year old Dylan helps The C.Y.S.T.E.M. by greeting members and families, distributing program materials and she also makes an amazing fruit salad. Hooray for Dylan for giving to a community program that she has not yet had the benefit of joining as a member. Dylan is however a candidate for The C.Y.S.T.E.M. Sports Media Club (coming soon). The CYSTEM Board of Directors would like to officially thank Dylan Odell for her contributions to the movement. Go Dylan!

Monthly Rewards Winners!

This week The CYSTEM awarded their SA s of the month. Zyair Bolling was this months Lunch Time Trivia Champion, as well as the over all CYSTEM points leader and received a $25.00 gift card to Lids. Marek Benster was a close second and received a $25.00 gift card to Gamestop. These two outstanding student athletes both demonstrated what it means to be part of The CYSTEM.The (Hard Worker) of the month was Tristan Jones he along with Harold Beckford (Individual Challenge Champion), Micheal Hume (Sportsmanship Winner), Kevin Fleurimond (Rising Star) will be representing The CYSTEM at the Community Homestand inside Fenway Park on April 16th!

Winners Keep On..

The same can be said for one of the older CYSTEM members Tristan Jones, Tristan continues to do what it takes putting himself in The CYSTEM’S top performers group every week.Hearing Tristan cheer on and encourage his CYSTEM mates was amazing “he sounds like a coach” said a parent onlooker.Mr. Jones has a very bright future.